Now and Forever
Will you love me forever?
What is forever
if you are gone,
I am gone, the spark is gone?
I will hold that forever
close to my heart
so long as there is a spark
or burning ember
to remind me of forever,
even when forever might be short.
This poem is my response to One Day to Go and an Early-Bird Prompt, where we are asked to write a poem inspired by one of five lines from Emily Dickinson poems:
• “Forever might be short”
• “The absence of the Witch does not / Invalidate the spell”
• “If to be ‘Elder’ – mean most pain – / I’m old enough, today”
• “The second half of joy / Is shorter than the first”
• “To be a Flower, is profound / Responsibility –
Shared with OLN #313: Spring has sprung!
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It is a spark worth holding onto, Ken…
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Most definitely. Thank you, Ingrid.
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Forever is so much better than never even if forever is short.
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Yes. To never have known would be so much worse. Thank you.
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Cool, you and Scott both wrote about a spark. You rocked your prompt. Our little lives in the grand scheme of things is indeed short, but I interpret “spark” as soul/spirit, so no worries.
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“spark” as soul/spirit — Perfect. Thank you, Glenn.
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A yes, Ken – methinks the spark of love will never fade if you tend it carefully in your heart – ‘to remind me of forever…” After all, what is time, but an illusion – or, at lthe very east only one of several dimensions…
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Thank you, Scott. Yes, not one moment should be neglected.
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Beautifully said, Ken. Will look forward to your poems at NaPoWriMo.
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Thank you. 😀
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You are welcome.
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That is a precious spark. Lovely thought and poem, Ken.
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Thank you, Merril. 🙂
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You’re welcome.😊
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🙂 Thank you for sharing.
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Alway with a great pleasure, Ken! 🙂 xx Michael
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Nice on Ken
Much💜love
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Thank you, Gillena.
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Very well done. With how the past two years have gone forever doesn’t seem all that short to me right now.
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Thank you.
Where does time go? I know I’ll never catch up with all that has passed, so I wonder what that means for the future. One day at a time.
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Really that was well-explored…even if forever is short, yes…
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🙂 Thank you.
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Your illustration is perfect. Time is an enigma. (K)
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Ain’t it though! Thank you.
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Very nicely done!
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🙂 Thank you.
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The alternative is unthinkable.
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Indeed. Thank you, Lisa.
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We must hold onto that spark. I loved your take on the prompt, Ken.
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Thank you. 🙂
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Thank you for sharing.
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Strong Ken, and so gentle and tender. Loved it my friend.
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Thank you, sir. 🙂
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That deep question of attachment, so delicious.
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Thank you, Paul.
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Your poem “sparked” philosophical ideas about the meaning of “forever” but suffice it so say that I won’t go into all of that here but it is an interesting thought. Thanks for getting the wheels turning!
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😀 Thank you.
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